Thursday, May 11, 2006, 06:10 pm
Apple offers QuickTime, Front Row, Security updates
Apple on Thursday released QuickTime 7.1, Front Row 1.2.2 and Security Update 2006-003.QuickTime 7.1
Apple said the 49.1MB QuickTime 7.1 update is an important release that delivers numerous bug fixes, support for iLife 06, and H.264 performance improvements. This update is highly recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
Front Row 1.2.2
A 4MB Front Row 1.2.2 update addresses bugs that prevented song shuffling within playlists, corrects bugs that prevented authorized Audible Audiobooks from playing, fixes a variety of DVD compatibility issues and fixes a bug that prevented Front Row from reconnecting to shared video libraries after wake from sleep.
The new version no longer says the server was not found when its waiting for a large movie trailer or long shared video to load, correctly recognizes purchased movies located in the Movies folder and includes a variety of fixes for VoiceOver accessibility.
Security Update 2006-003 Mac OS X 10.4.6 Client (PPC)
A 12MB PowerPC version of Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X Tiger is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: AppKit, Bom, CFNetwork, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, curl, Finder, Flash Player Plug-in, ImageIO, LaunchServices, Mail, Preview, QuickDraw, Ruby, Safari and securityd.
Security Update 2006-003 Mac OS X 10.4.6 Client (Intel)
A 23.5MB Intel version of Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X Tiger is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: AppKit, Bom, CFNetwork, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, curl, Finder, ImageIO, LaunchServices, Mail, Preview, QuickDraw, Ruby, Safari and securityd.
Security Update 2006-003 (10.3.9 Client)
A 28MB PowerPC version of Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X Panther is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: AppKit, Bom, CoreFoundation, Finder, Flash Player Plug-in, Mail, QuickDraw, Ruby, Safari and SecurityServer.
Security Update 2006-003 (10.4.6 Server)
A 13.1 PowerPC version of Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X Tiger Server is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: AppKit, Bom, CFNetwork, ClamAV, CoreFoundation, CoreGraphics, curl, Finder, Flash Player Plug-in, FTPServer, ImageIO, LaunchServices, Mail, MySQL Manager, Preview, QuickDraw, QuickTime Streaming Server, Ruby, Safari and securityd.
Security Update 2006-003 (10.3.9 Server)
A 41.6 PowerPC version of Security Update 2006-003 for Mac OS X Panther Server is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components: AppKit, Bom, CoreFoundation, Finder, Flash Player Plug-in, FTPServer, Mail, QuickDraw, QuickTime Streaming Server, Ruby, Safari and SecurityServer.
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I have to applaud Apple for including an important update for Flash. Personally, I keep up to date with it, and upgrade it myself.
However, the Mac should be easy to use. Mac users should not have to worry about security flaws and Flash, and they should not have to worry about upgrading it (even though it is third party software).
Good work, Apple.